Gabigol, Marcus Rashford and Renato Sanches Among Golden Boy Nominees

Gabigol, Rashford and Sanches among Golden Boy nominees

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Gabriel Barbosa, Marcus Rashford and Renato Sanches are among the nominees to win the 2016 Golden Boy award.

The annual prize – established by Italian newspaper Tuttosport in 2003 and voted for by a panel of journalists from around the continent - is given to the player under the age of 21 who has impressed the most over the calendar year Europe.

Brazil forward Gabriel, known as Gabigol, recently joined Inter and is named on the 40-man shortlist for the award – which a player can only win once - along with Bayern Munich and Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches.

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Manchester United and England striker Rashford is another candidate, along with Sanches' Bayern team-mate Kingsley Coman – who starred for France at Euro 2016 - and Real Madrid rising star Marco Asensio.